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Lots of new Atlanta music to cover!
— First, we have Twin Studies, Atlanta's premier shoegaze/dreampop band, with their new demo, "Altered Image." Precious Places was one of my favorite EPs of 2014, so I look forward to hearing more material from this group.
— Next, we have the first demo from queer punk trio Cute Puke. Although it definitely has a "demo" quality to it, it's an enjoyable listen; Chastity Belt is a decent reference point. The trio plays TONIGHT at the WonderRoot.
— The newest EP from Novelty Foxtrot, is a DIY team effort — Caffrey (of Fishmonger) enlisted vocal contributions from members of JUNA, Microwave, Good Thoughts, Rookie Move, and Man Up, Yancey, while Noah from Dog Years plays drums. Novelty Foxtrot's "release party" will take place at WonderRoot on Fri., Apr. 15, with Dog Years, JUNA, Good Thoughts, and Alex Hurtsell.
— Finally, Satisfiers of Alpha Blue have a new EP out, titled Mystery Trampstamp Speedboat Vacation. (The mere thought of saying that five times fast is giving me a panic attack.) Their sound certainly has a ramshackle quality to it, though psych-pop and experimental pop seem to be the major elements at play.
<!———StartFragment———>Fayetteville trio Victory Hands are crowdfunding their newest record, ANDERSON, via Indiegogo. The group is shooting for a $3,000 goal, but flexible funding on their part ensures you'll get what you pay for regardless, so hop on over to their Indiegogo and check out the available perks! I'm disappointed that I'm only hearing of them now — their noisy and angular sound is right up my alley. They're hosting a pre-election "rally" at Red Light Cafe on Sat., Nov. 5, though Nixon doesn't appear be on the ticket this year, thankfully. (Worse: we have Trump! Maybe this'll jinx his chances...)
Speaking of Trump, Atlanta duo Rae Sremmurd blasted the "presidential candidate" halfway through their track "Up Like Donald Trump" during their SXSW set Thursday night. Apparently, the duo will be voting for Senator Bernie Sanders. Good for them.<!———EndFragment———>
Soft Fangs and Museyroom both played shows here in the last week — if you went and you dug what you heard, both groups are streaming their new records, at Consequence of Sound and Impose respectively.
Coming up, Foster Care have a show at Hill St. House with GG King, Slugga, and one more band TBD. (And speaking of GG King: they're opening for the legendary MDC next month!) The NYC-based punks are streaming a track from their forthcoming record, out April 22 via Total Punk, over at Pitchfork.
Legendary alt-metal band Deftones are back in the fold, and they'll be at Shaky Knees on Sun., May 15. In the meantime, you can listen to "Doomed User" over at Stereogum. Gore comes out April 8 via Warner Bros.
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Lots of new Atlanta music to cover!
— First, we have [https://www.facebook.com/TwinStudies/?fref=ts|Twin Studies], Atlanta's premier shoegaze/dreampop band, with their new demo, "[http://immersiveatlanta.com/twin-studies-altered-image/|Altered Image]." ''Precious Places ''was one of my favorite EPs of 2014, so I look forward to hearing more material from this group.
— Next, we have the [http://immersiveatlanta.com/now-hear-this-cute-puke/|first demo] from queer punk trio [https://www.facebook.com/cutepuke/timeline|Cute Puke]. Although it definitely has a "demo" quality to it, it's an enjoyable listen; Chastity Belt is a decent reference point. The trio plays TONIGHT at the [/atlanta/pretty-boy-mal-blum-big-quiet-cute-puke/Event?oid=17041523|WonderRoot].
— The newest [https://noveltyfoxtrot.bandcamp.com/album/construct|EP] from Novelty Foxtrot, is a DIY team effort — Caffrey (of [https://www.facebook.com/fishmongerhc/?fref=ts|Fishmonger]) enlisted vocal contributions from members of [https://www.facebook.com/junatheband/|JUNA], [https://www.facebook.com/microwavetheband/|Microwave], [https://www.facebook.com/Goodthoughtsmusic/|Good Thoughts], [https://www.facebook.com/rookiemove/|Rookie Move], and [https://www.facebook.com/manupyancey/|Man Up, Yancey], while Noah from[https://www.facebook.com/dogyearsatl/| Dog Years] plays drums. Novelty Foxtrot's "release party" will take place at [https://www.facebook.com/events/456202467915300/|WonderRoot] on Fri., __Apr. 15__, with Dog Years, JUNA, Good Thoughts, and Alex Hurtsell.
— Finally, [https://www.facebook.com/Satisfiers-of-Alpha-Blue-320956174770649/?fref=ts|Satisfiers of Alpha Blue] have a new EP out, titled ''[https://satisfiersofalphablue.bandcamp.com/album/mystery-trampstamp-speedboat-vacation|Mystery Trampstamp Speedboat Vacation]''. (The mere ''thought ''of saying that five times fast is giving me a panic attack.) Their sound certainly has a ramshackle quality to it, though psych-pop and experimental pop seem to be the major elements at play.
Fayetteville trio [https://www.facebook.com/victory.hands/?fref=ts|Victory Hands] are crowdfunding their newest record, ''ANDERSON'', via [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/victory-hands-anderson-10-inch-vinyl-pre-release#/|Indiegogo]. The group is shooting for a $3,000 goal, but flexible funding on their part ensures you'll get what you pay for regardless, so hop on over to their [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/victory-hands-anderson-10-inch-vinyl-pre-release#/|Indiegogo ]and check out the available perks! I'm disappointed that I'm only hearing of them now — their noisy and angular sound is right up my alley. They're hosting a pre-election "rally" at Red Light Cafe on Sat., __Nov. 5__, though Nixon doesn't appear be on the ticket this year, thankfully. (Worse: we have Trump! Maybe this'll jinx his chances...)
Speaking of Trump, Atlanta duo [https://www.facebook.com/RaeSremmurd/?fref=ts|Rae Sremmurd] blasted the "presidential candidate" halfway through their track "Up Like Donald Trump" during their SXSW set Thursday night. [https://www.facebook.com/RaeSremmurd/?fref=ts|Apparently, the duo will be voting for Senator Bernie Sanders]. Good for them.
[http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/stream-soft-fangs-debut-album-the-light/|Soft Fangs] and [http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/stream-museyrooms-pearly-whites-in-full|Museyroom] both played shows here in the last week — if you went and you dug what you heard, both groups are streaming their new records, at [http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/stream-soft-fangs-debut-album-the-light/|Consequence of Sound] and [http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/stream-museyrooms-pearly-whites-in-full|Impose ]respectively.
Coming up, Foster Care have a show at [https://www.facebook.com/events/997206100373487/|Hill St. House] with [https://www.facebook.com/GG-KING-132216303464293/?fref=ts|GG King], Slugga, and one more band TBD. (And speaking of GG King: [https://www.facebook.com/events/761582587277236/|they're opening for the legendary MDC next month]!) The NYC-based punks are streaming a track from their forthcoming record, out April 22 via Total Punk, over at [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18109-foster-care-solo-tryst/|Pitchfork].
Legendary alt-metal band Deftones are back in the fold, and they'll be at Shaky Knees on Sun., __May 15__. In the meantime, you can listen to "Doomed User" over at [http://www.stereogum.com/1865805/deftones-doomed-user/mp3s/|Stereogum]. ''Gore ''comes out __April 8__ via Warner Bros.
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Lots of new Atlanta music to cover!
— First, we have Twin Studies, Atlanta's premier shoegaze/dreampop band, with their new demo, "Altered Image." Precious Places was one of my favorite EPs of 2014, so I look forward to hearing more material from this group.
— Next, we have the first demo from queer punk trio Cute Puke. Although it definitely has a "demo" quality to it, it's an enjoyable listen; Chastity Belt is a decent reference point. The trio plays TONIGHT at the WonderRoot.
— The newest EP from Novelty Foxtrot, is a DIY team effort — Caffrey (of Fishmonger) enlisted vocal contributions from members of JUNA, Microwave, Good Thoughts, Rookie Move, and Man Up, Yancey, while Noah from Dog Years plays drums. Novelty Foxtrot's "release party" will take place at WonderRoot on Fri., Apr. 15, with Dog Years, JUNA, Good Thoughts, and Alex Hurtsell.
— Finally, Satisfiers of Alpha Blue have a new EP out, titled Mystery Trampstamp Speedboat Vacation. (The mere thought of saying that five times fast is giving me a panic attack.) Their sound certainly has a ramshackle quality to it, though psych-pop and experimental pop seem to be the major elements at play.
<!———StartFragment———>Fayetteville trio Victory Hands are crowdfunding their newest record, ANDERSON, via Indiegogo. The group is shooting for a $3,000 goal, but flexible funding on their part ensures you'll get what you pay for regardless, so hop on over to their Indiegogo and check out the available perks! I'm disappointed that I'm only hearing of them now — their noisy and angular sound is right up my alley. They're hosting a pre-election "rally" at Red Light Cafe on Sat., Nov. 5, though Nixon doesn't appear be on the ticket this year, thankfully. (Worse: we have Trump! Maybe this'll jinx his chances...)
Speaking of Trump, Atlanta duo Rae Sremmurd blasted the "presidential candidate" halfway through their track "Up Like Donald Trump" during their SXSW set Thursday night. Apparently, the duo will be voting for Senator Bernie Sanders. Good for them.<!———EndFragment———>
Soft Fangs and Museyroom both played shows here in the last week — if you went and you dug what you heard, both groups are streaming their new records, at Consequence of Sound and Impose respectively.
Coming up, Foster Care have a show at Hill St. House with GG King, Slugga, and one more band TBD. (And speaking of GG King: they're opening for the legendary MDC next month!) The NYC-based punks are streaming a track from their forthcoming record, out April 22 via Total Punk, over at Pitchfork.
Legendary alt-metal band Deftones are back in the fold, and they'll be at Shaky Knees on Sun., May 15. In the meantime, you can listen to "Doomed User" over at Stereogum. Gore comes out April 8 via Warner Bros.
Be sure to sign up for Crib Notes' weekly newsletter.
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*HOUSE SHOW: Jacob Armando (center) plays drums with Twin Studies.
Someone in radio once said that the East Coast, specifically Atlanta, was about four years ahead of the rest of the country in terms of musical trends. For 2014, “shoegaze” has surfaced as a music industry buzzword since the reactivation of legacy bands such as Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine. Niche artists that had immersed themselves in the meditative wall of reverb since its inception now find themselves in a sea of first-timers and bandwagon jumpers. Jacob Armando, former Lucy Dreams drummer and Twin Studies brainchild, took a few minutes to talk about the revival of shoegaze in the mainstream, punk music in Atlanta, house shows as a safe-haven for artist exposure, and how the Atlanta music scene is putting out many shiny new things.
Twin Studies has an EP, but no full-length. Do expect to have one out soon?
It’s tentative. We went back in August and recorded eight tracks that we want to put on a full-length but we’re going through a transitional period where ... we have this new guy Stephen Lewis coming in who’s been doing really well. We’re trying to get him to know all the songs we’ve already written, at the same time playing shows and trying to write new songs, and also trying to record. So it’s a hectic period, but after November 21, our next show, we’re going to take December off and try to just write and record. That’s the plan.
Do you know what the record’s going to be called?
There’s no name yet. It does have one of the songs from the EP redone — but yeah, there’s no title yet.
If you could pick a headliner to tour with, who would it be?
That’s realistic or completely a dream?
Both.
Okay, as far as realistic goes, man that’s tough. I really like this band from Birmingham, they’re called Sunshine Factory. They kinda got that MBV thing going on, I really like them. And then, as far as big amazing dream tour — can we come back to that one?
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Yeah, that’s fine. How is the house show circuit different from playing a venue? You guys play a lot of house shows.
Yeah, it seems that way, but I played way more house shows in Lucy Dreams. I, honestly, enjoy it so much more playing house shows, it’s so much more intimate, usually it’s a lot more carefree. I’m not saying you just get drunk and say, “Whatever, I’m just gonna play and it’s gonna be fun,” but it feels less stressful because it’s people you’re good friends with that you’re working with to put the show on. But I mean, you can’t get past the fact that the sound is terrible. Playing venues, I think it’s a little tougher only because you have to pick and choose the right shows to play. I handle all of our booking and I don’t like to book a show where it’s not gonna have a good turnout. Ultimately it’s a business event for the venue — I don’t like to disappoint, ya know?
Do you think there are more house shows now than there were two years ago?
When I was playing in Lucy Dreams, I feel like Adam Waldorf and Sriracha House were putting on a ton more stuff. And I know he had to stop because his landlord was getting complaints from the neighbors — totally understandable. Those shows would go until like 4 in the morning. I feel like we played a lot more then at house shows, and Twin Studies has definitely been playing more bar shows, definitely more of like 529 and Mammal Gallery. But, like I said earlier, there’s only two houses that I think of: Adam’s house occasionally puts on shows now and Parts Unknown, that we played at the other night. There’s not really a “house show” house anymore. But it does happen. I hope that more come about.
Yeah, cause venues in this city are the gate keepers.
Absolutely. With house shows, you can get those little guys on the bill and people will go because it’s a party. There’s gonna be people at the house show regardless, whereas at a venue there’s not, except for maybe 529 because they’ve got a built-in crowd.
http://twinstudies.bandcamp.com/album/precious-places-epPrecious Places EP by Twin Studies
What are Twin Studies’ influences, and what are you listening to right now?
We definitely draw a lot from Cocteau Twins, and even a little bit from Slowdive. We also draw a lot of the noisier elements from Sonic Youth and the like. Yeah, I often find that some of our heavier rhythmic stuff draws a little bit from Killing Joke. But I mean, it’s still got a very poppy and melodic sound, which a lot of people equate to Slowdive and Cocteau Twins.
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I think it’s the ethereal girl vocals.
Yeah, super reverbed out. We used to do vocals with Jay Stanley, and that was not good. As far as stuff that I’m listening to now, I’ve been listening to more twee stuff. A lot of people have compared us to Field Mice. And also some newer bands like, A Frames and the Intelligence. I guess I draw a lot from the noisier side of things and Jay brings more of the spacey, pretty stuff, which works together. I listen to a lot more punk than he does. That’s one of the easiest things to listen to in Atlanta because there’s such a plethora of punk bands. It’s cool to see people I’ve come to know over the past four or five years doing new projects just like they see me doing Twin Studies now instead of Lucy Dreams. That’s pretty fun. Like seeing bands like Del Venicci because I knew Jonathan Merenivitch when he played in Shepherds, and Shepherds is still going on, and they’re fantastic but it’s also cool to see him in a new light. So, it’s pretty interesting.
Since we’re talking about local bands, like Del Venicci and Shepherds, do you have any other favorites?
Let’s see, I’m digging Shampoo a lot. Rush Myers does such a pretty job with his vocals. GG King. I’m trying to think of bands that have been really doing it for me. I really liked Chris Daresta’s project with Matt Weiner, I thought that was really cool. It was just nice, kinda housey, kinda like acid. It was awesome. I like everything he Chris Daresta has been putting out too, like the High Functioning Flesh is awesome, even though they’re not from here.
His label, DKA Records, is happening. It’s great.
Yeah, he’s killing it. And I like Slugga, that new off-shoot. And like Bryan Scherer from Cheap Art’s new band, Nurse, is awesome. I saw them at Estoria the other night, they’re pretty sick. Just great hardcore.
Any releases that came out this year that you’re totally digging?
The GG King LP which is still not pressed. Warehouse of course. I’m excited to see what they’re going to be doing in the future. The Del Venicci EP was great. Honestly, most of what I’ve been listening to recently is from here...
Cool, support!
Yeah! I want people to come and do the same for me — there’s so much of it local music. I think everybody I know in Atlanta is in a band, at least one if not three.
So, tell me about the show on November 21.
Mammal Gallery. Friday, November 21 at 8pm. We’ll be playing a show with Fake Flowers, which is an Athens-Atlanta dream-pop band. Triathlon, which is from Savannah, then Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden from Seattle, and I assume we’re headlining. Should be pretty fun, they’re all kinda dream-poppy, indie shoegaze whatever. This is our only show in November and we won’t have another one until January. It’s great that there are four bands of a similar genre, when does that ever happen anymore?
It is kinda rare for four to be lined up like that.
Yeah, it’s really rare. That’s why I’m excited about it. And also the fact that we don’t have anything booked for a month on either side of it is really nice...
What do you think of shoegaze and dream-pop pushing into the mainstream the way it has?
I’m not surprised because it’s really pretty.
Like Slowdive playing Pitchfork.
I think it’s awesome, and they deserve to be recognized. At the same time, there’s going to be a ton of rip-offs. I hope that we’re not a rip-off of any classic shoegaze band. At the same time, that’s just gonna force the people that are really really into it to make something that’s stretching the limits more than just classic reverby girl and guy vocals and the distorted tremolo guitar. It’s awesome when people take that and push it to the next level in a different way. Take those textural elements and really expand upon them rather than recycle them.
What’s your other band?
I’m playing with Ryan DiDio and we’re trying to do something that’s faster, post-punky, noisy, kinda like A Frames a little bit. We’re just working on songwriting right now, we’re not stressing too much on it. It’s a side-project right now, but I hope when we start playing shows it will be something different. I’ve been doing the shoegaze thing for four years. I’m always going to love it, but it’s fun to expand and try something different There’s all this punk and post-punk that I listen to and I haven’t had an outlet to play something like that in a long time. I was doing that a little bit with Adam Waldorf in Gibberish Fuckattack, but it just wasn’t quite there. Getting to play this style with guys that have a similar taste in music as I do, it’s great, and we’re really getting to go for exactly what we want.
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Jacob later admitted that his dream tour would be with Asobi Seksu.
Twin Studies plays the Mammal Gallery Fri., Nov. 21. $5. 8 p.m. With Fake Flowers, Triathlon, and Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden. 91 Broad St SW."
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*HOUSE SHOW: Jacob Armando (center) plays drums with Twin Studies.
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__[http://twinstudies.bandcamp.com/album/precious-places-ep|Twin Studies has an EP], but no full-length. Do expect to have one out soon?__
It’s tentative. We went back in August and recorded eight tracks that we want to put on a full-length but we’re going through a transitional period where ... we have this new guy Stephen [Lewis] coming in who’s been doing really well. We’re trying to get him to know all the songs we’ve already written, at the same time playing shows and trying to write new songs, and also trying to record. So it’s a hectic period, but after November 21, our next show, we’re going to take December off and try to just write and record. That’s the plan.
__Do you know what the record’s going to be called?__
There’s no name yet. It does have one of the songs from the EP redone — but yeah, there’s no title yet.
__If you could pick a headliner to tour with, who would it be?__
That’s realistic or completely a dream?
__Both.__
Okay, as far as realistic goes, man that’s tough. I really like this band from Birmingham, they’re called Sunshine Factory. They kinda got that MBV thing going on, I really like them. And then, as far as big amazing dream tour — can we come back to that one?
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__Yeah, that’s fine. How is the house show circuit different from playing a venue? You guys play a lot of house shows.__
Yeah, it seems that way, but I played way more house shows in Lucy Dreams. I, honestly, enjoy it so much more [playing house shows], it’s so much more intimate, usually it’s a lot more carefree. I’m not saying you just get drunk and say, “Whatever, I’m just gonna play and it’s gonna be fun,” but it feels less stressful because it’s people you’re good friends with that you’re working with to put the show on. But I mean, you can’t get past the fact that the sound is terrible. Playing venues, I think it’s a little tougher only because you have to pick and choose the right shows to play. I handle all of our booking and I don’t like to book a show where it’s not gonna have a good turnout. Ultimately it’s a business event for the venue — I don’t like to disappoint, ya know?
__Do you think there are more house shows now than there were two years ago?__
When I was playing in Lucy Dreams, I feel like Adam [Waldorf] and Sriracha House were putting on a ton more stuff. And I know he had to stop because his landlord was getting complaints from the neighbors — totally understandable. Those shows would go until like 4 in the morning. I feel like we played a lot more then at house shows, and Twin Studies has definitely been playing more bar shows, definitely more of like 529 and Mammal Gallery. But, like I said earlier, there’s only two houses that I think of: Adam’s house occasionally puts on shows now and Parts Unknown, that we played at the other night. There’s not really a “house show” house anymore. But it does happen. I hope that more come about.
__Yeah, cause venues in this city are the gate keepers.__
Absolutely. With house shows, you can get those little guys on the bill and people will go because it’s a party. There’s gonna be people at the house show regardless, whereas at a venue there’s not, except for maybe 529 because they’ve got a built-in crowd.
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__What are Twin Studies’ influences, and what are you listening to right now?__
We definitely draw a lot from Cocteau Twins, and even a little bit from Slowdive. We also draw a lot of the noisier elements from Sonic Youth and the like. Yeah, I often find that some of our heavier rhythmic stuff draws a little bit from Killing Joke. But I mean, it’s still got a very poppy and melodic sound, which a lot of people equate to Slowdive and Cocteau Twins.
[page]
__I think it’s the ethereal girl vocals.__
Yeah, super reverbed out. We used to do vocals with Jay [Stanley], and that was not good. As far as stuff that I’m listening to now, I’ve been listening to more twee stuff. A lot of people have compared us to Field Mice. And also some newer bands like, A Frames and the Intelligence. I guess I draw a lot from the noisier side of things and Jay brings more of the spacey, pretty stuff, which works together. I listen to a lot more punk than he does. That’s one of the easiest things to listen to in Atlanta because there’s such a plethora of punk bands. It’s cool to see people I’ve come to know over the past four or five years doing new projects just like they see me doing Twin Studies now instead of Lucy Dreams. That’s pretty fun. Like seeing bands like Del Venicci because I knew Jonathan [Merenivitch] when he played in Shepherds, and Shepherds is still going on, and they’re fantastic but it’s also cool to see him in a new light. So, it’s pretty interesting.
__Since we’re talking about local bands, like Del Venicci and Shepherds, do you have any other favorites?__
Let’s see, I’m digging Shampoo a lot. Rush [Myers] does such a pretty job with his vocals. GG King. I’m trying to think of bands that have been really doing it for me. I really liked Chris [Daresta]’s project with Matt [Weiner], I thought that was really cool. It was just nice, kinda housey, kinda like acid. It was awesome. I like everything he [Chris Daresta] has been putting out too, like the High Functioning Flesh is awesome, even though they’re not from here.
__His label, [http://dkarecords.bandcamp.com/|DKA Records], is happening. It’s great.__
Yeah, he’s killing it. And I like Slugga, that new off-shoot. And like Bryan [Scherer] from Cheap Art’s new band, Nurse, is awesome. I saw them at Estoria the other night, they’re pretty sick. Just great hardcore.
__Any releases that came out this year that you’re totally digging?__
The GG King LP which is still not pressed. Warehouse of course. I’m excited to see what they’re going to be doing in the future. The Del Venicci EP was great. Honestly, most of what I’ve been listening to recently is from here...
__Cool, support!__
Yeah! I want people to come and do the same for me — there’s so much of it [local music]. I think everybody I know in Atlanta is in a band, at least one if not three.
__So, tell me about the show on November 21.__
Mammal Gallery. Friday, November 21 at 8pm. We’ll be playing a show with Fake Flowers, which is an Athens-Atlanta dream-pop band. Triathlon, which is from Savannah, then Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden from Seattle, and I assume we’re headlining. Should be pretty fun, they’re all kinda dream-poppy, indie shoegaze whatever. This is our only show in November and we won’t have another one until January. It’s great that there are four bands of a similar genre, when does that ever happen anymore?
__It is kinda rare for four to be lined up like that.__
Yeah, it’s really rare. That’s why I’m excited about it. And also the fact that we don’t have anything booked for a month on either side of it is really nice...
__What do you think of shoegaze and dream-pop pushing into the mainstream the way it has?__
I’m not surprised because it’s really pretty.
__Like Slowdive playing Pitchfork.__
I think it’s awesome, and they deserve to be recognized. At the same time, there’s going to be a ton of rip-offs. I hope that we’re not a rip-off of any classic shoegaze band. At the same time, that’s just gonna force the people that are really really into it to make something that’s stretching the limits more than just classic reverby girl and guy vocals and the distorted tremolo guitar. It’s awesome when people take that and push it to the next level in a different way. Take those textural elements and really expand upon them rather than recycle them.
__What’s your other band?__
I’m playing with Ryan [DiDio] and we’re trying to do something that’s faster, post-punky, noisy, kinda like A Frames a little bit. We’re just working on songwriting right now, we’re not stressing too much on it. It’s a side-project right now, but I hope when we start playing shows it will be something different. I’ve been doing the shoegaze thing for four years. I’m always going to love it, but it’s fun to expand and try something different There’s all this punk and post-punk that I listen to and I haven’t had an outlet to play something like that in a long time. I was doing that a little bit with Adam [Waldorf] in Gibberish Fuckattack, but it just wasn’t quite there. Getting to play this style with guys that have a similar taste in music as I do, it’s great, and [we’re] really getting to go for exactly what we want.
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__Jacob later admitted that his dream tour would be with Asobi Seksu.__
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*ANASTASIA ZIMITRAVICH
*HOUSE SHOW: Jacob Armando (center) plays drums with Twin Studies.
Someone in radio once said that the East Coast, specifically Atlanta, was about four years ahead of the rest of the country in terms of musical trends. For 2014, “shoegaze” has surfaced as a music industry buzzword since the reactivation of legacy bands such as Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine. Niche artists that had immersed themselves in the meditative wall of reverb since its inception now find themselves in a sea of first-timers and bandwagon jumpers. Jacob Armando, former Lucy Dreams drummer and Twin Studies brainchild, took a few minutes to talk about the revival of shoegaze in the mainstream, punk music in Atlanta, house shows as a safe-haven for artist exposure, and how the Atlanta music scene is putting out many shiny new things.
Twin Studies has an EP, but no full-length. Do expect to have one out soon?
It’s tentative. We went back in August and recorded eight tracks that we want to put on a full-length but we’re going through a transitional period where ... we have this new guy Stephen Lewis coming in who’s been doing really well. We’re trying to get him to know all the songs we’ve already written, at the same time playing shows and trying to write new songs, and also trying to record. So it’s a hectic period, but after November 21, our next show, we’re going to take December off and try to just write and record. That’s the plan.
Do you know what the record’s going to be called?
There’s no name yet. It does have one of the songs from the EP redone — but yeah, there’s no title yet.
If you could pick a headliner to tour with, who would it be?
That’s realistic or completely a dream?
Both.
Okay, as far as realistic goes, man that’s tough. I really like this band from Birmingham, they’re called Sunshine Factory. They kinda got that MBV thing going on, I really like them. And then, as far as big amazing dream tour — can we come back to that one?
jump
Yeah, that’s fine. How is the house show circuit different from playing a venue? You guys play a lot of house shows.
Yeah, it seems that way, but I played way more house shows in Lucy Dreams. I, honestly, enjoy it so much more playing house shows, it’s so much more intimate, usually it’s a lot more carefree. I’m not saying you just get drunk and say, “Whatever, I’m just gonna play and it’s gonna be fun,” but it feels less stressful because it’s people you’re good friends with that you’re working with to put the show on. But I mean, you can’t get past the fact that the sound is terrible. Playing venues, I think it’s a little tougher only because you have to pick and choose the right shows to play. I handle all of our booking and I don’t like to book a show where it’s not gonna have a good turnout. Ultimately it’s a business event for the venue — I don’t like to disappoint, ya know?
Do you think there are more house shows now than there were two years ago?
When I was playing in Lucy Dreams, I feel like Adam Waldorf and Sriracha House were putting on a ton more stuff. And I know he had to stop because his landlord was getting complaints from the neighbors — totally understandable. Those shows would go until like 4 in the morning. I feel like we played a lot more then at house shows, and Twin Studies has definitely been playing more bar shows, definitely more of like 529 and Mammal Gallery. But, like I said earlier, there’s only two houses that I think of: Adam’s house occasionally puts on shows now and Parts Unknown, that we played at the other night. There’s not really a “house show” house anymore. But it does happen. I hope that more come about.
Yeah, cause venues in this city are the gate keepers.
Absolutely. With house shows, you can get those little guys on the bill and people will go because it’s a party. There’s gonna be people at the house show regardless, whereas at a venue there’s not, except for maybe 529 because they’ve got a built-in crowd.
http://twinstudies.bandcamp.com/album/precious-places-epPrecious Places EP by Twin Studies
What are Twin Studies’ influences, and what are you listening to right now?
We definitely draw a lot from Cocteau Twins, and even a little bit from Slowdive. We also draw a lot of the noisier elements from Sonic Youth and the like. Yeah, I often find that some of our heavier rhythmic stuff draws a little bit from Killing Joke. But I mean, it’s still got a very poppy and melodic sound, which a lot of people equate to Slowdive and Cocteau Twins.
page
I think it’s the ethereal girl vocals.
Yeah, super reverbed out. We used to do vocals with Jay Stanley, and that was not good. As far as stuff that I’m listening to now, I’ve been listening to more twee stuff. A lot of people have compared us to Field Mice. And also some newer bands like, A Frames and the Intelligence. I guess I draw a lot from the noisier side of things and Jay brings more of the spacey, pretty stuff, which works together. I listen to a lot more punk than he does. That’s one of the easiest things to listen to in Atlanta because there’s such a plethora of punk bands. It’s cool to see people I’ve come to know over the past four or five years doing new projects just like they see me doing Twin Studies now instead of Lucy Dreams. That’s pretty fun. Like seeing bands like Del Venicci because I knew Jonathan Merenivitch when he played in Shepherds, and Shepherds is still going on, and they’re fantastic but it’s also cool to see him in a new light. So, it’s pretty interesting.
Since we’re talking about local bands, like Del Venicci and Shepherds, do you have any other favorites?
Let’s see, I’m digging Shampoo a lot. Rush Myers does such a pretty job with his vocals. GG King. I’m trying to think of bands that have been really doing it for me. I really liked Chris Daresta’s project with Matt Weiner, I thought that was really cool. It was just nice, kinda housey, kinda like acid. It was awesome. I like everything he Chris Daresta has been putting out too, like the High Functioning Flesh is awesome, even though they’re not from here.
His label, DKA Records, is happening. It’s great.
Yeah, he’s killing it. And I like Slugga, that new off-shoot. And like Bryan Scherer from Cheap Art’s new band, Nurse, is awesome. I saw them at Estoria the other night, they’re pretty sick. Just great hardcore.
Any releases that came out this year that you’re totally digging?
The GG King LP which is still not pressed. Warehouse of course. I’m excited to see what they’re going to be doing in the future. The Del Venicci EP was great. Honestly, most of what I’ve been listening to recently is from here...
Cool, support!
Yeah! I want people to come and do the same for me — there’s so much of it local music. I think everybody I know in Atlanta is in a band, at least one if not three.
So, tell me about the show on November 21.
Mammal Gallery. Friday, November 21 at 8pm. We’ll be playing a show with Fake Flowers, which is an Athens-Atlanta dream-pop band. Triathlon, which is from Savannah, then Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden from Seattle, and I assume we’re headlining. Should be pretty fun, they’re all kinda dream-poppy, indie shoegaze whatever. This is our only show in November and we won’t have another one until January. It’s great that there are four bands of a similar genre, when does that ever happen anymore?
It is kinda rare for four to be lined up like that.
Yeah, it’s really rare. That’s why I’m excited about it. And also the fact that we don’t have anything booked for a month on either side of it is really nice...
What do you think of shoegaze and dream-pop pushing into the mainstream the way it has?
I’m not surprised because it’s really pretty.
Like Slowdive playing Pitchfork.
I think it’s awesome, and they deserve to be recognized. At the same time, there’s going to be a ton of rip-offs. I hope that we’re not a rip-off of any classic shoegaze band. At the same time, that’s just gonna force the people that are really really into it to make something that’s stretching the limits more than just classic reverby girl and guy vocals and the distorted tremolo guitar. It’s awesome when people take that and push it to the next level in a different way. Take those textural elements and really expand upon them rather than recycle them.
What’s your other band?
I’m playing with Ryan DiDio and we’re trying to do something that’s faster, post-punky, noisy, kinda like A Frames a little bit. We’re just working on songwriting right now, we’re not stressing too much on it. It’s a side-project right now, but I hope when we start playing shows it will be something different. I’ve been doing the shoegaze thing for four years. I’m always going to love it, but it’s fun to expand and try something different There’s all this punk and post-punk that I listen to and I haven’t had an outlet to play something like that in a long time. I was doing that a little bit with Adam Waldorf in Gibberish Fuckattack, but it just wasn’t quite there. Getting to play this style with guys that have a similar taste in music as I do, it’s great, and we’re really getting to go for exactly what we want.
page
Jacob later admitted that his dream tour would be with Asobi Seksu.
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On Thurs., May 15, the Drunken Unicorn is hosting a #SaveWRAS benefit show featuring performances by Twin Studies, Imagination Head, the Marrows, and Book of Colors. The benefit show, organized by Mikey Johnson, aka Music For People, is on a mission to raise funds to pay for fliers, banners, billboards, website ads, and anything else to further the campaign to keep the public's eye on the situation surrounding GPB's takeover of WRAS' daytime programming. "This is the first station where I ever heard my own music being played on the air," Johnson says. "How many people will no longer be able to tune in and have the same experience. I've been listening since I was in high school," Johnson adds. "I used to record 'The 12-inch Show' on cassette tapes and share it with friends. I really learned about a lot of music on WRAS."
Johnson, who booked the benefit show independently of WRAS' invovlement, says that his incentive is purely to save his favorite radio station.
"I started the 'Save My WRAS' page as a knee-jerk reaction, and because I was mad," Johnson adds. "I'm now doing it because I have read countless e-mails and comments on the page that are frustrated and want a voice. I'm not even that fond of Facebook. I'm the guy on Google+, but I'm doing what I can."
With Twin Studies, Imagination Head, the Marrows, and Book of Colors. Thurs., May 15. $10 suggested donation. 8:30 p.m. The Drunken Unicorn. 736 Ponce De Leon Ave. www.thedrunkenunicorn.net."
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On Thurs., May 15, the Drunken Unicorn is hosting a #SaveWRAS benefit show featuring performances by Twin Studies, Imagination Head, the Marrows, and Book of Colors. The benefit show, organized by Mikey Johnson, aka [http://www.stickfigurerecordings.com/artist_page.php?artist_id=123|Music For People], is on a mission to raise funds to pay for fliers, banners, billboards, website ads, and anything else to further the campaign to keep the public's eye on the situation surrounding GPB's takeover of WRAS' daytime programming. "This is the first station where I ever heard my own music being played on the air," Johnson says. "How many people will no longer be able to tune in and have the same experience. I've been listening since I was in high school," Johnson adds. "I used to record 'The 12-inch Show' on cassette tapes and share it with friends. I really learned about a lot of music on WRAS."
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On Thurs., May 15, the Drunken Unicorn is hosting a #SaveWRAS benefit show featuring performances by Twin Studies, Imagination Head, the Marrows, and Book of Colors. The benefit show, organized by Mikey Johnson, aka Music For People, is on a mission to raise funds to pay for fliers, banners, billboards, website ads, and anything else to further the campaign to keep the public's eye on the situation surrounding GPB's takeover of WRAS' daytime programming. "This is the first station where I ever heard my own music being played on the air," Johnson says. "How many people will no longer be able to tune in and have the same experience. I've been listening since I was in high school," Johnson adds. "I used to record 'The 12-inch Show' on cassette tapes and share it with friends. I really learned about a lot of music on WRAS."
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